There are 6 ways to get from Cairo to Manhattan by plane, train or bus
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Cheapest
Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to New York JFK
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Take the bus from Tahrir to Alexandria Moharam Bek
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Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to New York JFK (JFK)
Fly Cairo to New York La Guardia
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Fly from Cairo (CAI) to New York La Guardia (LGA)
Fly Cairo to Newark
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Fly from Cairo (CAI) to Newark (EWR)
Fly Cairo to Philadelphia, train
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Fly from Cairo (CAI) to Philadelphia (PHL)
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Take the train from Philadelphia to NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
Fly Cairo to Boston, train
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Fly from Cairo (CAI) to Boston (BOS)
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Take the train from Boston to NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
Cairo (CAI) to New York JFK (JFK) flights
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Conditions of entry into United States from Egypt
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- Face masks are recommended
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Manhattan is to bus and fly which costs $400 - $2,000 and takes 21h 48m.
The quickest way to get from Cairo to Manhattan is to fly which costs $900 - $2,300 and takes 15h 41m.
The distance between Cairo and Manhattan is 5634 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Cairo to Manhattan, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Cairo Airport to New York JFK Airport is the direct flight which takes 11h 40m.
Manhattan is 6h behind Cairo. It is currently 4:21 AM in Cairo and 10:21 PM in Manhattan.
Egyptair, Air France, LOT and six other airlines offer flights from Cairo Airport to New York JFK Airport.
There are 733+ hotels available in Manhattan. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
- Distance: 5634.1 miles
- Duration: 15h 41m
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Manhattan, NY, USA?
Egyptair, Turkish Airlines and 16 other airlines fly from Cairo to Manhattan hourly.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairo to New York La Guardia via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,200
Flights from Cairo to New York La Guardia via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,200
Flights from Cairo to New York La Guardia via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,200
Flights from Cairo to New York La Guardia via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,800
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,300
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $4,100
Flights from Cairo to Newark via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $5,500
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $5,500
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,300
Flights from Cairo to Philadelphia via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $4,200
Flights from Cairo to Philadelphia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Philadelphia via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $4,200
Flights from Cairo to Philadelphia via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,800
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $4,400
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $4,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $4,600
Flights from Cairo to New York La Guardia via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,800
Flights from Cairo to New York La Guardia via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,700
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,300
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $4,100
Flights from Cairo to Newark via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $5,500
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,300
Flights from Cairo to Philadelphia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Philadelphia via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,800
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $4,400
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $4,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200 - $7,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to New York JFK via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750 - $5,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,400 - $6,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900 - $8,000
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900 - $6,000
Flights from Cairo to New York La Guardia via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900 - $10,000
Flights from Cairo to New York La Guardia via Rome, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800 - $7,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to New York JFK via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,700
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,100 - $8,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100 - $6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $4,600
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $4,600
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $4,100
Flights from Cairo to Philadelphia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900 - $7,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900 - $7,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900 - $8,000
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500 - $10,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,100 - $8,000
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900 - $6,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to New York JFK via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,700
Flights from Cairo to Boston via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100 - $6,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cairo to Newark via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $11,000
Flights from Cairo to Philadelphia via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200 - $11,000
Flights from Cairo to Boston via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200 - $7,500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500 - $8,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to New York JFK via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500 - $7,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000 - $6,500
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,500 - $6,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $6,500
- Website
- flyuia.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Boryspil
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900 - $3,700
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Cairo to New York JFK via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200 - $7,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairo to Newark via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $4,500
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Philadelphia to NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $27 - $40
- Premium
- $180 - $260
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $40 - $65
- Business Seat
- $40 - $60
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Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Philadelphia to NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22 - $140
- Website
- Amtrak Acela
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $22 - $70
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $35 - $120
- Business Seat - Adult
- $40 - $140
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $65 - $120
- First Class - Senior Citizens and Active Military
- $120 - $210
- First Class - Adult
- $140 - $230
Train from Boston to NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $260
- Website
- Amtrak Acela
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $35 - $130
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $65 - $230
- Business Seat - Adult
- $75 - $260
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $100 - $200
- First Class - Senior Citizens and Active Military
- $190 - $350
- First Class - Adult
- $210 - $390
Amtrak’s Northeast Regional train service serves the US’ busy northeast corridor from Virginia to Massachusetts; major stops include Boston, Providence, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Baltimore. Amenities include Wi-Fi, a quiet car, cafe and business-class seating, and travelling with a small dog or cat is permitted. Book at least 14 days in advance for a cheaper Saver Fare.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-523-6590
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Philadelphia to NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15 - $90
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Book at
- amtrak.com
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $15 - $45
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $28 - $90
- Business Class Seat
- $45 - $120
Train from Boston to NY Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20 - $130
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Book at
- amtrak.com
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $20 - $65
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $35 - $130
- Business Class Seat
- $65 - $170
- Phone
- 19567
- Info@Go-Bus.com
- Website
- go-bus.com
Bus from Tahrir to Alexandria Moharam Bek
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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